The bodies of nine of the 16 Bangladeshis who died in a fire at a sofa factory in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will arrive in Bangladesh on Thursday.
Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury will receive the bodies at the airport, the Expatriates’ Welfare Ministry said.
According to the ministry, the bodies will arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight at 4pm Thursday.
The identities of the nine deceased have been confirmed through fingerprint analysis. They are Md Farid, son of Md Moen Uddin, of Udonpai village in Atrai, Naogaon; Md Rubel Pramanik, son of Md Saidur Rahman, of Gandagohali village in Atrai; Md Sohel Rana, son of Md Badal Tarafdar, of Dubai village in Atrai; Md Kalimuddin, son of Bazlur Rahman, of Gandagohali village in Atrai; Md Mohan Ali, son of Gufar Pramanik, of Gandagohali village in Atrai; Md Sumon Ali, son of Guffar Ali, of Gandagohali village in Atrai; Abdul Jalil Sardar, son of Md Tamez Uddin Sardar, of Parkasunda village in Atrai; Rabiul Islam, son of Md Ashraful Islam, of Mahishdanga village in Naldanga, Natore; and Md Shyamal Uddin Majhi, son of Kalimuddin Majhi, of Morugram village in Bagmara, Rajshahi.
The bodies will be handed over to their family members at the cargo gate of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.